This card was the cornerstone of the unfinished projects. I made the base of this over a year ago and then stopped. The flowers were made, they just needed attaching but, for some reason — maybe I got distracted doing other things — I never finished it. I even had a post-it note by my… Continue reading Fabric flowers
I decided that the time had come to clear my desk. I had too many half-finished projects lying around and they were all taking up too much brain space and causing stress because they weren't being done. I needed to make space for new things. I'm not counting the stack of backgrounds I've made or… Continue reading Tree and moon pendant
YouTube videos are a great source of inspiration, whether it's the finished image that sparks the imagination or just the techniques used. Combine that with your own supplies and a sprinkling of other ideas and you end up with something unique to you. It was the process as much as the end result in this… Continue reading Golden ivy
And now for something completely different. This is something I have been fascinated by since the first time I came across it. I really don't have room for a full encaustic hotplate — and it would be quite an investment on a whim — so I settled for getting a starter kit with an iron… Continue reading Encaustic landscape
Almost the middle of July (how?), so that means it's time to get the thinking cap on and come up with an idea for a birthday card for my other half. Three out of the last four years I have made something with a Mystery Science Theater 3000 theme — the silhouette, an interocitor, and… Continue reading Cake n’ Shake
I was sorting through my box of backgrounds — more to remind myself what I had than to get rid of anything — and I came across this A6 piece of watercolour paper covered in smooshed ink and, unfortunately, some failed stamping. I put it to one side, thinking that it would probably end up… Continue reading Flowers from ink
I'd been thinking about doing a couple of blog posts with some of the amigurumi I crocheted before I started making cards — after all, I did set this blog up as a way to record the things I create so why not include some throwback crafts into the mix. When I realised that I… Continue reading Amigurumi: throwback
Another stamp rescued from the unused pile and another play with the Peerless watercolours. I am loving the colours and also the convenience of the Peerless — which reminds me, I really ought to do a quick blog post about how I organised them. This has to be the simplest design I've done recently. I… Continue reading Flutterbye trio
I am loving using ATC-sized paper, card and even MDF to experiment on. It's not that it's easier than making a card — other than not having to think in terms of creating something you would give someone for an occasion — it's just this condensed format that forces you to really focus on what… Continue reading Golden dragon
The things we do for our art. Specifically, emptying, washing and drying used teabags. Ever since I came across Ruby Silvious and her tea bag art, I've wanted to have a play. Now, you can buy unused tea bag paper, but it's hard to find in non-industrial quantities. I did find one art place that… Continue reading Tea bag art cards
That panic when you realise that it is the last Thursday in June and you need a pair of cards for twins whose birthday is on Monday and the cards have to be posted... I normally try and do something clever for their cards — link them in some way — but I was short… Continue reading Lacy flowers
A couple of weeks ago it was suggested, in another place, that people might like to put together a blog post introducing themselves or their art. Well, my creations are all on this blog, so I'd better tell you something about me. The fact that I am writing this on the last day of the… Continue reading Introducing…
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